Cyberbullying

Sudden aversion to socialising with friends Disinterest or avoidance of
school Dropping out of sports or other recreational activities Extreme
sleeping behaviour (either lots more or lots less) Abnormal nail biting or
other minor or severe self harming behaviours Abnormal changes in mood
and/or behaviour

There are two kinds of cyberbullying, direct attacks (messages sent to
your kids directly) and cyberbullying by proxy (using others to help
cyberbully the victim, either with or without the accomplice's knowledge).
Because cyberbullying by proxy often gets adults involved in the
harassment, it is much more dangerous.

social networking sites

msn

facebook

Bebo

Myspace

Media information

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDBiqUWRtMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNumIY9D7uY&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Moblie phones

Videos

Pictures

Bluetooth

What is it?

Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed,
humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen
using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to
have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against
another minor. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or
cyberstalking.

Children have killed each other and
committed suicide after having been involved
in a cyberbullying incident

Stastistics of the different
types

Signs

Support

www.stopcyberbullying.org

Goverment prevention

"Unlike other forms of bullying, cyber-bullying
can follow children and young people into their
private spaces "Jim Knight Schools minister

Advert -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKoUegW5cPE

Megan Meirs

Lori Drew, 50, pretended to be a boy on the
MySpace website to befriend Megan Meier, who
hanged herself after the virtual friendship ended.

stastistic of victims of
cyberbullying

September 2006, ABC News reported on a survey prepared by I-Safe.Org. This 2004 survey of 1,500
students between grades 4-8 reported: 42% of kids have been bullied while online. One in four have
had it happen more than once. 35% are retarded 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails
or other messages. 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More
than four out of ten say it has happened more than once. 58% have not told their parents or an adult
about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.